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Will Nebrasketball Make the NCAA Tournament?

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BIG ERN said:
The love for the B12 is comical this year. The "experts" love to point at 1 or 2 good wins instead of the overall picture 

TCU is 4-8 in their last 12 but are in. Lost to last place Vandy

Texas 1-5 in their last 6 and lost to Michigan at home 

Oklahoma (ranked) 2-7 in their last 9 and lost to Alabama and Arkansas (not in football)
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Let's go through this scenario:

Nebraska had a few really good wins against top 40 opponents but were struggling in their last 10 and were left out of the tournament yet a team who only has one good win was projected to be in the tournament.  Husker fans wouldn't like that scenario either AND that's saying the big wins in the beginning of the year shouldn't matter.

 
BIG ERN said:
Recent success doesn't matter then? Give me a team that is winning in the 2nd half of the season than some good wins in the first half. I also never stated that Oklahoma wasn't a tournament team, it's the fact they are rated and aren't that good of a team - I've watched several games and would honestly take us on a neutral floor. TCU is not better than Nebraska. Texas is not better than Nebraska 
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No, it's not factored in anymore (which is silly, IMO). 

Also, to the second part: it would be a very interesting set of games, but both TCU and OU would be favored over Nebraska at this point. 

 
Probably has been pointed out somewhere in the last 10 pages, but to further "complicate" matters, Nebraska really needs to benefit from "favorites" winning their conference tourney.  Upsets, that let lower level schools gain automatics will kill any chance we have.  Nebraska needs the conference tourneys to hold status quo.

 
HANC said:
Probably has been pointed out somewhere in the last 10 pages, but to further "complicate" matters, Nebraska really needs to benefit from "favorites" winning their conference tourney.  Upsets, that let lower level schools gain automatics will kill any chance we have.  Nebraska needs the conference tourneys to hold status quo.
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Yep; that's the scenario that no one is counting on. If someone like Syracuse, Providence, Boise State or USC wins their conference tournaments, Nebraska is screwed. 

 
HS_Coach_C said:
The non-conference is so important because it sets up the pecking order of the leagues.  The Big 12 did well enough in the non-con to be viewed as a top league (justified or not) so even the crummy teams that are losing every week get passes because they're playing in a good conference.

This is why the Big Ten is going to struggle getting more than 4 teams in this year - the non-con for the conference as a whole was pretty bad.
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This stat pretty much sums up why the Big Ten is viewed poorly this year.

 
Cdog923 said:
No, it's not factored in anymore (which is silly, IMO). 

Also, to the second part: it would be a very interesting set of games, but both TCU and OU would be favored over Nebraska at this point. 
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We have covered the last 16/17 games. No one cares what Vegas would set the line at. 

 
Cdog923 said:
This is 1000% correct. 

This is true, but by every statistical metric that is nominally used, Oklahoma and TCU are ahead of Nebraska. To throw them out as "overrated" or "undeserving" is a bit silly. 
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I watch the games. You read the RPI 

 
Cdog923 said:
This is 1000% correct. 

This is true, but by every statistical metric that is nominally used, Oklahoma and TCU are ahead of Nebraska. To throw them out as "overrated" or "undeserving" is a bit silly. 
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Oklahoma is overrated, there is no way they are a 4 or 5 seed. Teams are starting to figure out how to slow down and disrupt Trae Young. If Oklahoma doesn't have Trae Young they are not a tournament team.

 
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